ACCORDING to SecurityWeek, Akamai has agreed to acquire LayerX, a company specialising in AI and browser security, for roughly $205 million. The deal will allow Akamai to expand its Zero Trust and application security portfolio with AI usage control capabilities, adding real-time visibility and control over user and agentic activities across browsers, applications and IDEs.
LayerX co-founders and employees are set to join Akamai’s Zero Trust organisation, with the transaction expected to close in the third quarter of 2026. The LayerX business is projected to reach about $10 million in annual recurring revenue by year-end, and the acquisition is anticipated to dilute Akamai’s non-GAAP EPS by roughly $0.12 in fiscal 2026.
LayerX has raised a total of $45 million and has reported vulnerabilities in recent months, including one exposing AI agents to takeover and attacks involving data-stealing browser extensions. This marks Akamai’s second acquisition in the past year, following its December 2025 purchase of Fermyon. 14 May 2026.